當你放下小錯誤向別人道歉時,用“sorry”當然是最簡單且最恰當?shù)脑~啦:
Whoops! Sorry!
Oh! Sorry.
Sorry ‘bout that.
There are a few slang phrases that you can also use for slight mistakes:
這里還有一些俚語可以用來表示輕微的錯誤哦:
Oh, my bad.
My fault, bro.
那當你犯了更嚴重的錯誤,這樣道歉會更加適合:
I’m so sorry.
I apologize.
在這種情況下,有時人們在道歉前會說“哦,我的天哪”或“哦,我的天哪”:
Oh my goodness! I'm so sorry. I should have watched where I was going.
如果你的溝通出現(xiàn)問題,或者提供了錯誤的信息,你可以說:
My mistake.
I had that wrong.
I was wrong on that.
My apologies.
有時候你可以同時說這兩個短語,然后在開頭或結尾說“對不起”:
Sorry, my apologies. I had that wrong.
如果你和朋友、愛人或同事犯了嚴重的錯誤,你不應該用隨意的語言道歉。嘗試更正式的道歉,比如:
I’d like to apologize.
I want to apologize.
I owe you an apology.
I wanted to tell you I’m sorry.
在這些短語之后,你可以加上“for”(doing something/ how I…/ what I…)":
I'd like to apologize for how I reacted yesterday.
我們用最正式的英語寫作。在這種情況下,你可以用這些短語:
I sincerely apologize.
I take full responsibility.
你還可以用以下短語來完成句子:
...for any problems I may have caused.
...for my behavior.
...for my actions.
有些情況下,說英語的人(尤其是加拿大人)會說“sorry”,但他們并不是真的在道歉。例如,當你需要在擁擠的地方超過某人時,說“sorry”是很常見的,但是你也可以說:
Pardon (me)
Excuse me
你也可以用“Sorry?”“對不起?”,“Excuse me?”(或者“Pardon?”)讓別人重復他們說過的話。在這種情況下,你應該使用升問題語調(diào)。
所以,其實真正地懂得表達道歉,也不簡單哦!趕快記下來吧!
(來源:滬江英語)